Date: 
Sun, 10/13/2024 - 12:01am to Sat, 10/19/2024 - 11:59pm

 

Indiana Quick Quiz

  1.      What name is given to the room under the State House dome?

  2.      October 16 - October 22 The Week in Indiana History | Spotlight on LakeMadame C. J. Walker of Indianapolis became the first African-American millionaire. What type of business did she own?

  3.      Which Indiana county courthouse features murals by Hoosier artist Eugene Savage?

  4.      Name the doll that was created by Johnny Gruelle based on poems by James Whitcomb Riley.

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Wooden

October 14, 1910 Johnny Wooden is born in Hall, Indiana. He gains fame as a basketball coach, taking UCLA to 10 championships.

 

RalstonOctober 14  1925 Samuel Ralston dies at the age of 67. As the 28th Governor of Indiana, he began the state park system.

 

Angel MoundsOctober 15, 1966 Angel Mounds near Evansville is added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Michigan RdOctober 16, 1826 Potawatomi Indians cede land in North Central Indiana, giving right of way to Michigan Road.

 

Regency TR1October 18, 1954 The Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio, begins production in Indianapolis.

 

NMPOur Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at Marian University in Indianapolis, of the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab.

 

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Tulip tree

Indiana State tree, Tulip Poplar

 

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